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Super payments doubled since July 1: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Four months into Payday Super, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the policy is working as intended, with the number of payments going into Australian workers' super accounts each month having more than doubled since ...

TAL names super fund partnership lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
TAL has named a new partnership leader who will focus on its collaboration with a super fund, replacing Mel Jose, who left in August to join Netwealth after a two-year stint. Mary Gabriel has joined the life insurer as head of partnership, Aware Super ...

Life CCC spots 10.6k breaches in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has published its FY26 annual report, which saw over 10,600 breaches by insurers with close to 30,000 customers affected. Of the 10,697 breaches in FY26, a single insurer accounted for 10,105, who has been ...

Super funds bring more investment management inhouse

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
Australian superannuation funds are taking greater control of investment management, with internal teams accounting for a growing share of assets as funds increase in scale and investment sophistication. Rainmaker information analysis of 40 superannuation ...

ASIC issues more stop orders amid private credit crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... about the cost of disposing of an interest in the funds; and fails to adequately disclose details of an investor reserve account established to cover impairments and capital losses. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said strong standards were essential ...

HESTA lowers investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... for their retirement," Campo said. "Alongside lower investment costs, we've also reduced insurance and income stream account fees this year so members at all stages of life can see the benefit. In some cases, members will be paying hundreds of dollars ...

AFCA raises concerns over advice sector in systemic issues report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual Systemic Issues Insights Report, which outlines systemic issues identified and markers of excellence observed for the second half of the 2025-2026 financial year. AFCA's ...

Dalton launches first local-domiciled fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
Dalton Investments Australia has launched its first Australian-domiciled strategy for global equities, which combines traditional values with artificial intelligence (AI) for research capabilities. The Lumina Equity Fund is managed by Dalton Investments ...

AMP launches new insurance product

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... manage cover through AMP's AGI portal. North Protect also allows eligible members moving from a North or MyNorth Super account into the corresponding pension account to continue existing death cover, subject to policy terms, with cover ending at ...

Super fund-backed Atmos raises near $3bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... co-invested by local super funds like Cbus, MLC and AMP Super, has raised a combined $2.9 billion for two energy projects that account for almost one gigawatt (GW) of renewable capacity. The funding will be directed to the 400-megawatt (MW)/1600 megawatt-hour ...
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